The fish species that form the prey base for an ecosystem.
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Map of Regions

Figure App.F.12.17.new. A map showing the locations of spring season net samples by CalCOFI for use in analyses of abundance and trends in pelagic resources. Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary region (red) includes CalCOFI stations inside and adjacent to CINMS; and Southern California Shelf (yellow) includes all CalCOFI stations over the shelf. Figure: A. Thompson/NOAA, Ben Best/EcoQuants

Anchovies

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

Hake

CINMS Region

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

Myctophids

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

Rockfish

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

Sanddab

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.

Sardines

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.12.19. A figure showing the relative abundance of important fish groups collected during the spring around the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern California Shelf from 1978 - 2015.